Multiple Eruptive Dermatofibromas in a Patient with HIV infection

  • Alexandre Miroux Catarino Médico Interno de Dermatovenereologia/Resident of Dermatology and Venereology, Serviço de Dermatologia, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8243-8724
  • Luís Soares-de-Almeida Assistente Hospitalar de Dermatovenereologia / Consultant, Dermatology and Venereology, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte; Professor Auxiliar Convidado de Dermatologia e Venereologia / Associated Professor, Dermatology and Venereology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
  • João Borges-Costa Assistente Hospitalar de Dermatovenereologia / Consultant, Dermatology and Venereology, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte; Professor Auxiliar Convidado de Dermatologia e Venereologia / Associated Professor, Dermatology and Venereology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Professor Auxiliar Convidado de Microbiologia / Professor, Microbiology, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.76.3.902
Keywords: HIV Infections, Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous, Skin Neoplasms

Abstract

Multiple eruptive dermatofibromas is a rare event characterized by the appearance multiple dermatofibromas in few months. It is usually associated with immunodysregulation/immunosuppression. An appropriate work-up of underlying diseases must be done after this diagnosis, including search for HIV infection and lupus erythematosus. We present a case of multiple eruptive dermatofibromas in a female patient with HIV infection, possibly associated with a decrease in the CD4+ T cell count and viral load increase.

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Published
2018-10-05
How to Cite
Miroux Catarino, A., Soares-de-Almeida, L., & Borges-Costa, J. (2018). Multiple Eruptive Dermatofibromas in a Patient with HIV infection. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 76(3), 325-328. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.76.3.902
Issue
Vol 76 No 3 (2018): July - September
Section
Case Reports

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